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[S. 233 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.233

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville 
in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the National Park 
                                 System.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coltsville Study Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
        (1) Hartford, Connecticut, home to Colt Manufacturing Company 
    (referred to in this Act as ``Colt''), played a major role in the 
    Industrial Revolution;
        (2) Samuel Colt, founder of Colt, and his wife, Elizabeth Colt, 
    inspired Coltsville, a community in the State of Connecticut that 
    flourished during the Industrial Revolution and included Victorian 
    mansions, an open green area, botanical gardens, and a deer park;
        (3) the residence of Samuel and Elizabeth Colt in Hartford, 
    Connecticut, known as ``Armsmear'', is a national historic 
    landmark, and the distinctive Colt factory is a prominent feature 
    of the Hartford, Connecticut, skyline;
        (4) the Colt legacy is not only about firearms, but also about 
    industrial innovation and the development of technology that would 
    change the way of life in the United States, including--
            (A) the development of telegraph technology; and
            (B) advancements in jet engine technology by Francis Pratt 
        and Amos Whitney, who served as apprentices at Colt;
        (5) Coltsville--
            (A) set the standard for excellence during the Industrial 
        Revolution; and
            (B) continues to prove significant--
                (i) as a place in which people of the United States can 
            learn about that important period in history; and
                (ii) by reason of the close proximity of Coltsville to 
            the Mark Twain House, Trinity College, Old North Cemetery, 
            and many historic homesteads and architecturally renowned 
            buildings;
        (6) in 1998, the National Park Service conducted a special 
    resource reconnaissance study of the Connecticut River Valley to 
    evaluate the significance of precision manufacturing sites; and
        (7) the report on the study stated that--
            (A) no other region of the United States contains an equal 
        concentration of resources relating to the precision 
        manufacturing theme that began with firearms production;
            (B) properties relating to precision manufacturing 
        encompass more than merely factories; and
            (C) further study, which should be undertaken, may 
        recommend inclusion of churches and other social institutions.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall complete 
a study of the site in the State of Connecticut commonly known as 
``Coltsville'' to evaluate--
        (1) the national significance of the site and surrounding area;
        (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the site and 
    surrounding area as a unit of the National Park System; and
        (3) the importance of the site to the history of precision 
    manufacturing.
    (b) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et 
seq.).

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 30 days after the date on which the study under 
section 3(a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes--
        (1) the findings of the study; and
        (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.